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Self-introduction A vulnerable man, easily hurt but always optimistic, unfortunately had something wrong with his throat and suffered from a traffic accident by a sudden crash into a motorcycle. Majored in English, he has considerable interests, who would like to share them with you and be your friend! His Chinese name is 魏殚艺, but he often expects to be called Alex, shortened from Alexander. Who’s he? He is me ! Word tips(提示): vulnerable 容易受伤的 optimistic 乐观点 unfortunately 不幸地 crash 猛烈的碰撞 major 专业 considerable 相当多的；大量的 shorten 使变短 Objectives: Ⅰ. Purposes of learning English: Ⅱ. Difficulties of learning English: More tests: Strictly Ban smoking 　　If you smoke and you still dont believe that theres a definite link between smoking and bronchial troubles, heart disease and lung cancer, then you are certainly deceiving yourself. No one will accuse you of hypocrisy. Let us just say that you are suffering from a bad case of wishful thinking. This neednt make you too uncomfortable because you are in good company. Whenever the subject of smoking and health is raised, the governments of most countries hear no evil, see no evil and smell no evil. Admittedly, a few governments have taken timid measures. In Britain for instance, cigarette advertising has been banned on television. The conscience of the nation is appeased, while the population continues to puff its way to smoky, cancerous death. You dont have to look very far to find out why the official reactions to medical findings have been so lukewarm. The answer is simply money. Tobacco is a wonderful commodity to tax. Its almost like a tax on our daily bread. In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities. So while the authorities point out ever so discreetly that smoking may, conceivable, be harmful, it doesnt do to shout too loudly about it. This is surely the most short-sighte